Salle des Etats, Chateau d'Amboise, Loire Valley, France

Salle des Etats or State Room, where the king and his council met, with 2 fireplaces (1 Gothic 1 Renaissance), columns supporting a vaulted ceiling and Gothic benches or chayeres, in the Charles VIII wing of the Chateau d'Amboise, a medieval castle which became a royal residence in the 15th century and was largely reworked in the 15th and 16th centuries, on the River Loire, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. The chateau was rebuilt as a Gothic palace under Charles VIII and Renaissance and Italianate additions were installed under Francois I and Henri II. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Additions Amboise Benches Centre-val Centuries Chateaux Chatelliers Conseil Etats Fireplaces Indre Indre-et-loire Installed Italianate Largely Promontoire Rebuilt Reworked Salle Supporting Vaulted

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